Detail View: Rylands Collection: Tail of the Comet
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Image Number:
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JRL17121739
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Reference Number:
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SC13129E
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Tail of the Comet
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Parent Work Title:
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Johannis Hevelii Descriptio cometæ anno ... M.DC.LXV. exorti, cum genuinis observationibus ... habitis Gedani : Cui addita est Mantissa prodromi cometici, observationes omnes prioris cometæ MDCLXIV ... exhibens.
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Creator:
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Hevelius, Johannes, 1611-1687
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1666
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Publication Details:
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Gedani i.e. Danzig: autoris typis et sumptibus, imprimebat S. Reiniger
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Description:
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Fig.D, Engraving of the structure of the comet's tail on various dates.
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Keyword:
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Comets; Astronomy; Solar System; Near-Earth objects.
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Language Code:
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lat-PL
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Astronomy
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Subject:
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Comets
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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Poland: Pomorskie: Gdańsk
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Time Period Covered:
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17th Century CE
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester |
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2017-12-12
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2018-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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